1) Ability to lead in a group setting. I have always been the one to step forward either during a group project or team event. I have found over the years that I would much rather help make decisions on certain things instead of just being told what the decision is and how to act.
2) Ability to stay calm in almost all situations. "Whose self control is equal to all emergencies" is a good quote because everyone usually freaks out in emergency situations, but I have always been able to stay calm in stressful situations.
3) Stay true to what I believe. Throughout my life, I have been able to stay true to most of my religious beliefs that I learned at an early age in school. I think this is a good quality because it is always important to stay grounded and humble at all times.
4) Help lighten up a room. My friends have told me over the years that I am good at cheering them up when they are down or in a funk. I hate seeing people I care about upset so that is probably why I am good at this.
5) Generosity. I have found myself to be very generous over the years because I am a true believer in good karma and that everything will work out in the long run.
Interview the 5 people I know the best
- To complete this part of the assignment, I wanted to interview my parents, sister, best friend and cousin. None of these people live in Gainesville so I had to call them to ask them questions about what makes me different as a person. My dad quickly answered my question saying that my competitiveness has always made me different throughout my life. He said that it was either in the driveway playing basketball, or on my chemistry test I always wanted to do the best and set high standards for myself. I think this is a good attribute because it makes me continue to strive to be the best in whatever I do. My mom told me that my laid back attitude has made me different from my peers over the years. I do a good job in general of never getting too high or too low in all situations. My sister told me it was my positive attitude that has helped her get through a lot of tough situations in life. My best friend who goes to school in Tallahassee, said it was my ability to balance my time while staying busy with a lot of different things. Last but not least, my cousin said it was my humor and ability to make people laugh.
I found this assignment very interesting because I had to really reflect on myself as a person and then compare that to the responses of my family and closest friends. I found it a little bit difficult to see what truly makes me different as a person, but now I see what sets me apart from most people. The only difference is the competitive quality that my dad discussed. I would include this in my list of 5 if I could do it again because I think it is important. I always want to compare myself against the best and I think this is a key to success in any industry.
Hey Ralph! I also agree with you that it is hard to think of our own traits. It seemed like you and your friends and family had similar ideas of what some of your strongest traits are. The ability to lead and stay calm in stressful situations will definitely benefit you down the road in your professional career. Nice job! Here's the link to mine http://ufent3003.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-secret-sauce-week-9.html
ReplyDeleteThis was an excellent post Ralph. When asked to describe the things that make you different I feel like you go really into detail about what's unique about you so I could easily relate to the things you were saying a reference back to what you were saying in comparison to what your family and friends had to say about you. One thing I noticed about the original list that both you and I did is we only put the positives of what makes us different. I feel this is a trend because people usual think of themselves highly. Here's my post! http://skylar219.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-secret-sauce.html
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